No. 11 Texas A&M hadn't lost since Thanksgiving Day against B.C., but a trip to No. 10 Texas on Wednesday ended a 13-game win streak. Elsewhere, No. 14 Purdue hit a late one to nip Penn State.
Jordan Hamilton scored 27 points and No. 10 Texas beat No. 11 Texas A&M 81-60 on Wednesday night, snapping the Aggies’ 13-game winning streak.
Freshman Tristan Thompson added 18 points for the Longhorns (15-3, 3-0 Big 12) before limping off with a leg cramp with 4 minutes left in the first meeting of the rivals this season.
Khris Middleton scored 16 points for Texas A&M (16-2, 3-1), which hasn’t won in Austin since 2002 and never led in this one.
The Aggies had not lost since a 67-65 loss to Boston College on Nov. 25.
No. 1 Ohio State 70,
David Lighty scored 18 points and Ohio State wasn't tested in its first game as No. 1, rolling over
No. 4 Duke 92, N.C. State 78
Nolan Smith scored 22 points for Duke, which avenged last season's surprising road loss to the Wolfpack.
No. 6 San Diego State 68, Air Force 55
D.J. Gay scored 20 points and Billy White had 10 of his 12 during a decisive 13-3 run, and No. 6 San Diego State beat Air Force 68-55 on Wednesday night to extend the country’s longest active winning streak to a school-record 20 games.
No. 14 Purdue 63, Penn State 62
JaJuan Johnson’s jumper with 3 seconds left gave No. 14 Purdue a 63-62 victory against Penn State on Wednesday night.
No. 16 Notre Dame 66, No. 25 Cincinnati 58
Tyrone Nash and Ben Hansbrough led five scorers in double figures with 13 points each and injured senior Carleton Scott made a surprise return for Notre Dame.
No. 19 Louisville
Peyton Siva bounced back after being benched in a win against Marquette last Saturday to score 10 points and hand out a career-high 10 assists as the Cardinals (15-3, 4-1 Big East) dealt the Red Storm (11-6, 4-3) their worst loss of the season.
Marshall 75, No. 21
Damier Pitts tied a career high with 25 points and Marshall nearly blew a 24-point lead before holding off No. 21 West Virginia 75-71 on Wednesday night.